Historically, white, skinny, and straight women have been the face of fashion. The rise of social media has made the last few years revolutionary in changing that standard. Gender and size inclusivity, along with racial representation, are becoming the norm as brands recognize they would be alienating their customers if they choose to ignore these issues.…
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‘THIERRY MUGLER: COUTURISSIME’ FASHION EXHIBITION IN MONTREAL ON VIEW THROUGH SEPTEMBER 8TH
Thierry Mugler: Couturissime On View: March 2nd, 2019 - Sept. 8th, 2019 Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) 1380 Sherbrooke St W, Montreal, QC H3G 1J5 The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts has opened an exhibition to showcase over 150 outfits, sketches and accessories from French fashion designer Thierry Mugler. Most of the pieces, produced…
COACHELLA ANNOUNCES 2018 LINEUP INCLUDING THE WEEKND, BEYONCE & EMINEM
One of the most buzzed-about music festivals in the United States, Coachella has unveiled its lineup for 2018. The festival will take place over two weeks this spring, April 13-15 and April 20-22, 2018, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. For the chance to see headliners The Weeknd, Beyoncé and Eminem perform alongside star…
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE 2017 MET BALL & THE LATEST COMMES DES GARCONS COLLAB
Once a year, the stars of the fashion and art worlds align for the most prestigious museum event of the year - the annual Met Ball. Corresponding with the upcoming exhibition, Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between, the 2017 edition of the ball will honor 74-year-old designer Rei Kawakubo with a Comme des…
GET READY FOR LADY GAGA, RADIOHEAD & MANY MORE @ COACHELLA 2017
It’s time to switch out winter beanies for short-shorts. Coachella is about to kick festival season into high gear! Although a very pregnant Beyoncé had to bow out of this year’s fest there are still plenty of reasons to get excited for the west coast’s premiere musical event. On April 14 (and again on the…
2017 CFDA AWARDS WILL HONOR RICK OWENS & OTHER FASHION LEGENDS
At the upcoming CFDA Awards, a major honor for Rick Owens will prove that you can stray off the beaten path and still be embraced by mainstream fashion. At the 2017 ceremony on June 5th, Owens, who is known for his radical runway shows and sculptural collections, will receive the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award. Raf…
KOONS & COPYRIGHT – FRENCH COURT SETS NEW PLAGIARISM PRECEDENT
A French court may have just set a major precedent for copyright cases involving visual art. Last week judges ruled that famous artist, Jeff Koons was guilty of plagiarism for his 1988 sculpture, Naked. The porcelain artwork is part of Koons’ Banality series and features a nude young boy and girl standing together over a…
A WINNING NIGHT – 59TH ANNUAL GRAMMYS
59th annual Grammys brought a night of trophies, tears and technical difficulties. Hosted by James Cordon who opened the night rolling down a flight of stairs and then saving it with a Grammy rap where he took a crack at Donald Trump, Rihanna and Drake’s relationship and adored Beyoncé's pregnancy announcement. Once again Adele stayed humble…
GRAMMY NOMINATIONS 2017: THE NAMES AND THE EFFECTS
Before we get into it, there is an important fact about the Grammy nomination eligibility that needs to be addressed. The Academy accepts submissions of recordings for the 2017 awards that were released between October 1st, 2015 and September 30th, 2016. A year span, but with songs from the tail end of two years prior.…
SOPHIE BEEM ON HER JOURNEY TO SUPERSTARDOM AND WORKING WITH BEYONCÉ
Sophie Beem photographed by Marc Baptiste, with styling by Phillip Bloch for The Untitled Magazine. This page: Sophie wears a dress by FENTY BY RIHANNA. This has been a major year for musician and Beyoncé protégé, Sophie Beem. Early on in 2016 the seventeen-year-old was tapped by none other than Queen Bey to sign with her record label,…
LAURYN HILL RELEASES NEW VERSION OF 2002 ‘REBEL’ PROTEST ANTHEM
In 2002, Lauryn Hill released her now lauded acoustic record, MTV Unplugged No. 2.0. Contained on that album was the quietly powerful track, “I Find It Hard to Say (Rebel),” which the controversial singer/songwriter wrote in response to the 1999 NYPD killing of Guinean immigrant, Amadou Diallo. Old tune, new Version, same context, even more…
RHETORIC, PROFIT, REPEAT: ON MARKETPLACE FEMINISM
The word feminism has been deemed by some as "the f word", a polarizing identification that's reserved for the man-hater, bra burner, trouble maker, and family ruiner. To publicly identify as a feminist, especially if you were a celebrity, used to be highly taboo. Flash forward to 2016 and the word is on everyone's lips, minds, and tee shirts.…
THE 2016 MTV VMAS WERE ALL ABOUT GIRL POWER
This year the MTV Video Music Awards were all about the women. Rihanna was the lady of honor as she was accepting this year's Video Vanguard award and graced the stage with not one - not two - not even three - but FOUR performances. Each performance included a medley of her many hit songs and of…
PANORAMA MUSIC FESTIVAL DEBUTS WITH 3 DAYS OF SUN & SONG
From Friday, July 22nd to Saturday, July 24th the inaugural edition of Panorama Music Festival was held on Randall's Island in New York City. Organized by Golden Voice, the company behind Coachella, the three day event featured technology-inspired art, good eats, and a stellar music lineup that included Kendrick Lamar, LCD Soundsystem, Alabama Shakes, Major Lazer,…
BEYONCÉ SURPRISES AT THE 2016 CFDA AWARDS + GET THE FULL LIST OF WINNERS
On June 6th, The Council of Fashion Designers of America held their annual awards ceremony. Celebrity attendees such as Jourdan Dunn, Alexa Chung, Ciara, Naomi Campbell, Joan Smalls, Lena Dunham, Oliva Wilde, Karlie Kloss, Laverne Cox, and Claire Danes all showed up in support of fashion's most talented. Among established designers, CFDA award recipients included Marc Jacobs who took home…
FASHION THAT NEVER GOES OUT OF STYLE – OUR TOP 10 STYLE ICONS THROUGH THE AGES
As the years go by women's fashion continues to evolve with the times. Among all of the fashionistas in the world, there are a few women throughout history that have become notable style icons. We've compiled a list of our Top 10 favorite ladies whose fashion has withstood the test of time. 1. Audrey Hepburn Audrey Hepburn is…
THE 2016 MET GALA WAS A SILVER SENSATION – SEE THE BEST LOOKS OF THE NIGHT
The theme for this year’s Met Gala was “Manus X Machina: Fashion in the Age of Technology” and celebrated the coinciding exhibit which highlights technology’s effect on the world of style. On the red carpet the theme inspired fashion’s elite to wear garments that featured metallic details, latex, and a ton of silver. Chaired by…
BEYONCE’S “LEMONADE” ALBUM SPARKS THE JUICIEST SPECULATIONS
Beyoncé dropped her latest work, Lemonade, her second visual album and sixth solo album, on April 23rd, and it's sparking a lot of conversation in the media. Lemonade premiered as a one hour special on HBO. To listen to the release, fans initially had to sign up for a Tidal subscription, however, it is now available on iTunes, but only in its entirety— this is…
IVY PARK REVEALED & RELEASED
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA1Wp1kfDfE We know you've been counting down the days until Ivy Park's release and so have we. Any excuse to get in "Formation" while pretending to be Beyoncé and you can bet that we're there. With just one day until the big release at American retailers Nordstrom, TopShop, and Net-A-Porter, Ivy Park has shown itself to…
IVY PARK: BEYONCE’S NEW ATHLEISURE CLOTHING LINE HITTING STORES
We all know you want to sing like Beyoncé, dance like Beyoncé, live like Beyoncé, and just about be Beyoncé and you're in luck. Those dreams are coming true because now you can workout like Beyoncé -although we can't guarantee it will get you her bod. Enter Ivy Park into your lives, an activewear brand that…